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Category Archives: Educational Technology
3 Technology Tools to Enhance Your School Counseling Lessons
By Danielle Schultz It can be challenging to come up with engaging school counseling lessons that draw in students. One way to pique their interest and enhance engagement is to add a technology component to your lessons. Here are three … Continue reading
Class Project: Creating Video Book Reviews
By Tina Zureick and Craig Dunlap How would someone pick a good book if they could not read? For the past three years, Tina has been asking this question of her second graders at Yealey Elementary School in Florence, Kentucky. … Continue reading
Funding Technology in Your Classroom
By Eric Braun, coauthor of The Survival Guide for Money Smarts Educational technology (ed tech) can be a boon to classroom learning for myriad reasons. Tech can provide tools for production (like word processing, presentation, and blogging platforms), research (with … Continue reading
6 Websites or Apps You Need to See Before School Starts
The arrival of August can shift our thoughts back to the classroom. But before you head back to your students this fall, take some time to check out these websites that can make your teaching experience easier and help you … Continue reading
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